It's my belief that if you go for all melee action w/ a lot of characters, it'll dilute things. I'd rather focus on a very small cast especially if you are trying to create a universe. Don't assume or take it for granted that JUST because Leatherneck is on the page, we know everything about him. Take a look at Justin's dios or even TG's. He works hard on characterization so we actually care about the, uh, characters.

You can totally do stories w/o vehicles and bases. My own 3.75" dio had hardly any vehicle action. They just sat in the background (lol). I DID have plans for the RHINO seeing action but I enjoy the building of sets and whatnot. Even if it means I create my own interior for the ROCC!

Even tho I tried to keep a small cast for the 3.75" dio, it ended up being really big w/ all the 2ndary and background chars. Sure, some were in it for cameos (Spirit, Scarlet, Dart...) but Hawk and Duke show up in a very short part (never to be seen again...). I purposely made my RRST 7 characters (I think it's 7) and each had their own distinct personality. It helps the reader connect as opposed to 100+ figures running around.

Just my opinion.

I really have to give props to TG whose done wonderful dio shorts.